Angel Beats

[Gifted]

"What is wrong with you Adam? You know full well what I'm talking about! You've only been here for almost a solid goddamn month!" Rakel shouted. Then she noticed a girl on the side of the stage, hidden from NPCs by a curtain, begin to wave her hands, trying to attract Rakels attention. She realized the crowd had reached its peak almost ten seconds ago, and she was supposed to be ordering the fans on. "Oh shit!" She pulled out her radio and fumbled with it, ignoring Adam for a moment. "The fans, turn the fans on!"

[Raven]

"I'm not Adam!" Kenny cried, right before the fans went on. "I'm Kenny and you fucking know it!" His brain was only starting to process what she'd said.

[Gifted]

"Stop fucking around! We don't have time for your stupid games!" Rakel shouted back, over the noiseof the fans as the meal tickets began to fly away.

[Raven]

"Whatever, asshole." Kenny stormed out.

Adam got too close to Angel this time around. He'd stupidly tried to pin him down, hoping that if he got this over with, Rakel wouldn't kill him. His eyes widened as with one fluid motion, the hand sonic sliced his gun in two, and entered his chest. "You idiot," one of the other members shouted, forming a line so that Angel couldn't get to the cafeteria.

[Gifted]

"Adam!" Rakel shouted, running after him. When she got outside she saw Angel very close, supporting the weight of a man with his blade straight through the chest. Gosh dammit, this was all Adam's fault! Talk about cutting it close!
She grabbed Kenny's arm, not wanting to waste time with frivolous distractions. She could stab him later. "You see was happened because of your bullshit, Adam? Do you have your weapons on you? Anything?" She demanded.

[Raven]

"For the last time, I'm not Adam. Just stop it. Whatever you want, fine, just tell me! Just stop..." Kenny shook his head. He turned and his eyes fastened on Angel and his brother, his eyes widening. He had no idea who had been stabbed through the chest - he couldn't recognize him from the back - but someone had just gotten stabbed through the chest. "Oh my god."

Angel wished he hadn't had to do that. He should have restrained himself further. But the song had ended. The music had stopped, and they were done. The students who didn't want to stay and talk about how awesome the concert was were heading back to their dorms. He was no longer needed. He'd failed. "Guard skill: delay." He was long gone by the time their eyes registered it.

[Gifted]

Rakel sighed. "Talk about cutting it close." She said. "Who was it who sacrificed themselves?" She asked. "We ought to move him back to the hideout so he's not out here when he wakes up. Get him some new clothes."

[Raven]

"It was Adam," one of the other fighters answered. Kenny still stood in shadow. A couple people helped lift Adam. "Guess he wanted to make up for being late."

[Gifted]

"What?" Rakel of course, didn't believe it. But there was Adam's face, plain as day. "But he was.. I was just..." She turned back to look at Kenny, completely confused.

[Raven]

"I told you so," Kenny said, but he seemed just as shocked as she was. That was his brother. His dead brother. He had to be dreaming.

[Gifted]

This was a completely different man. A an who had no idea what was going on. And she'd screamed at him. Rakel was mortified. "Oh my gosh... I'm so sorry... I thought... I'm sorry."

[Raven]

Kenny shook his head and walked off. He needed to think. This had to be a dream, but why was he dreaming of people he'd never met yelling at him, and his brother dying?

[Gifted]

Rakel knew it's be better to leave him alone, but she couldn't risk he'd go to class and obliterate himself by accident. "Wait!" She called. She didn't sound angry anymore. Her worry was clear in her tone. "A... Kenny!" He'd said his name was Kenny right? Right? Oh geez.

[Raven]

Kenny sighed. Why didn't he just wake up already. "What?"

[Gifted]

"Look I'm really sorry about all that, I lead these guys so I can come off as more abrasive than I'd like. I know you'd probably like to be left alone, but as you just saw this place isn't exactly normal and your brother will kill me if you get yourself obliterated before he wakes up."